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Companies => Off-the-shelf companies => Gray Nicolls => Topic started by: simonmay5 on August 26, 2013, 06:05:57 PM
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Has anyone acutely got one made yet I know you can only choose certain models but 220 for a le bat made by Alex has to be a bargain I ordered one last week just being inpatient off what the quality will be like I hope it a half decent stick has any one seen one in the flesh :)
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what bat u get
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what bat u get
Mate you do realise that the post count for selling has been upped to 300 now. I reckon you'll get bored of asking stupid questions and pointless posts before then!
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i dont get you ? i dont sell any gear mate ? i keep all mine ! i pass my stuff down to others for free if i dont need it ?
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i dont get you ? i dont sell any gear mate ? i keep all mine ! i pass my stuff down to others for free if i dont need it ?
I think the point he is making mate is that a few of the posts I have seen from yourself have been little one liners like, "nice bat" what weight and comments to that description. Possibly just need to have a bit more substance to your posting mate that's all.
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i got the cricket ashes bat and the bat just arrived, got bat number 88, wasn't a bad bat but i don't think its good enough willow for a player reserve willow as the website said.
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i got the cricket ashes bat and the bat just arrived, got bat number 88, wasn't a bad bat but i don't think its good enough willow for a player reserve willow as the website said.
Stick some pics up pls.
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Good work Chadders
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Nice bat, like the lack of concaving on the back. Bit too much hartwood for me
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I think that's lovely Chad.
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Will put some picture up soon, chad that bat look much better than mine.......
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like the look of that bat. is this made using the top willow by GN?
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I got number 92 its got 8 clean grains but I think it might have been a pre made oblivion got the Gray nicks stamp on edges I noticed on yours it's not got the stamp is it the e41 you have gone for
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Good work Chadders
I'll bet you're looking forward to reading the essay/review! ;)
Nice bat, like the lack of concaving on the back. Bit too much hartwood for me
Yeah, a fair amount of heartwood, but it doesn't really affect performance. It would just be boring if no bats in my collection had any heartwood, so I don't mind this one. :) It's actually very very slightly concaved around the middle of the bat, but it is hardly noticeable. I like how it is convex at the toe area.
I think that's lovely Chad.
Cheers :)
like the look of that bat. is this made using the top willow by GN?
I don't think it's top willow, ie Legend grade, but it's LE grade. This is pressed really well, and reminds me a lot of the Legend, and looks a lot better than some of the Legends I have seen in picture!
Will put some picture up soon, chad that bat look much better than mine.......
I got number 92 its got 8 clean grains but I think it might have been a pre made e41as got the Gray nicks stamp on edges I noticed on yours it's not got the stamp is it the e41 you have gone for
Chuck your pictures up! ;) If you check the shoulder stamps, I'm sure they will say A and N. They may have just forgotten to stamp mine, or maybe they bowed it a little too much, so it would have been an awkward stamp, I'm not sure! I did ask for an e41, but I also asked for minimal concaving and an oval handle, so I essentially got an e37 with minimal concaving. ;)
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Nice looking stick there Chadders.
I still suspect with some of these Ashes bats, they may be stickering up pre-made blanks rather than making them to order. Hence some may have the edge stamping.
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I'll bet you're looking forward to reading the essay/review! ;)
Yeah, a fair amount of heartwood, but it doesn't really affect performance. It would just be boring if no bats in my collection had any heartwood, so I don't mind this one. :) It's actually very very slightly concaved around the middle of the bat, but it is hardly noticeable. I like how it is convex at the toe area.
Cheers :)
I don't think it's top willow, ie Legend grade, but it's LE grade. This is pressed really well, and reminds me a lot of the Legend, and looks a lot better than some of the Legends I have seen in picture!
Chuck your pictures up! ;) If you check the shoulder stamps, I'm sure they will say A and N. They may have just forgotten to stamp mine, or maybe they bowed it a little too much, so it would have been an awkward stamp, I'm not sure! I did ask for an e41, but I also asked for minimal concaving and an oval handle, so I essentially got an e37 with minimal concaving. ;)
Bit confused now mine has got j/r so does that mean it was made by John Gasson if so its not right as Alex should off made it
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Bit confused now mine has got j/r so does that mean it was made by John Gasson if so its not right as Alex should off made it
I have absolutely no clue mate, I've only recently started getting GN stuff! I wouldn't mind if it wasn't made by Alex, as long as it feels good in the hands and plays well. :) John Gasson is a fine podshaver as well, he would have to be to be part of the GN team mate!
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What do other people's stamp on the shoulder say A/N J/R as on the lords website states all made by Alex so bit confused
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Just out off interest how would you grade this bat do you think it's up to le standard or not
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If that was one of my own Python Bats I couldn't justify it being a top top of the range bat. I have a bat almost identical to it, maybe a couple more grains and i would charge £225 maximum for it.
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8 grains is ok, I think a lot of people are used to seeing a lot more these days but a few years ago 8 - 12 grains was the norm
How does it feel off the mallet? I have a bat which doesn't look the best but it is one middle anywhere 2 inches above the toe right up to the sticker
Can't always judge a bat by its looks and I spoke to Steve from Lords, as I have known him for years and asked him to get Chad a certain number on his bat, he told me they were just LE bats.
Based on what I have seen of GN bats LE is grade 1 sometimes bordering on grade 2 so I'd say this bat fits that description so you just about got what you ordered. I think Chad got lucky
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If that was one of my own Python Bats I couldn't justify it being a top top of the range bat. I have a bat almost identical to it, maybe a couple more grains and i would charge £225 maximum for it.
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8 grains is ok, I think a lot of people are used to seeing a lot more these days but a few years ago 8 - 12 grains was the norm
How does it feel off the mallet? I have a bat which doesn't look the best but it is one middle anywhere 2 inches above the toe right up to the sticker
Can't always judge a bat by its looks and I spoke to Steve from Lords, as I have known him for years and asked him to get Chad a certain number on his bat, he told me they were just LE bats.
Based on what I have seen of GN bats LE is grade 1 sometimes bordering on grade 2 so I'd say this bat fits that description so you just about got what you ordered. I think Chad got lucky
What's confused me they said they would all be made by Alex mine has j/r on shoulder chads has a/n which is Alex marks so not sure who made it or was it just old stock ?
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looking at that last picture i'd send it back.
If you have a problem with Lords let me know and i'll speak to Steve.
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Hard to tell really. The willow looks very similar to the powerbow le Strauss edition. The dynadrives that Jake had made up as custom les had tore guard and side stamps. I think the only killer on this one is who made it. If it was supposed to be Alex and ends up as someone else, then you've got reason to complain.
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Limited Edition willow sounds to me that it should be just that, limited so should be good quality in appearance. In my opinion this isn't limited edition standard.
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Am I seeing things or are you reposting the same series of pics?
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I am disspointed as all the bats should off been made by Alex and mine clearly is not so bit stuck what to do
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Am I seeing things or are you reposting the same series of pics?
Might be a couple the same sorry just wanted to try and catch every picture off the bat so people could see :)
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Limited Edition willow sounds to me that it should be just that, limited so should be good quality in appearance. In my opinion this isn't limited edition standard.
That's fine, but is le a willow grade or a specific version of the bat? That's not clear. And if it's a willow grade, it looks to be in the same ball park as the other le willow we've seen.
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Is LE not their top of the range bat besides the £500 players bats?
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That's fine, but is le a willow grade or a specific version of the bat? That's not clear. And if it's a willow grade, it looks to be in the same ball park as the other le willow we've seen.
Hi Tim do you think I should let lords no I not happy as wanted a bat made by Alex as heard a lot off good reports just feel I should off got a bat at least made by him rather than someone else I starting to think it is old stock as only took five days to get to me
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If you aren't happy, you should raise it with Lords. It's distance selling again, so I'd expect them to accommodate you.
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Is LE not their top of the range bat besides the £500 players bats?
From what Jake was saying, they're sometimes shaped differently, like player's bats, so I'm not sure...
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If you're happy with it for the price you paid then I'd keep it , bit if not you might as well get in touch with lords.
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If you're happy with it for the price you paid then I'd keep it , bit if not you might as well get in touch with lords.
I not happy with the quality for a 275 pounds bat that was stated to be made by Alex and the one I got has not been made by him so will be sending email to lords to see what they say
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How much were these bats? IE did you actually pay 275?
I was under the impression these bats were from 5 Star wood, possibly stuff they would normally make a carbo or a players out of, but i didnt think they were LE.
This could be me crossing my wires totally though.
Jake
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How much were these bats? IE did you actually pay 275?
I was under the impression these bats were from 5 Star wood, possibly stuff they would normally make a carbo or a players out of, but i didnt think they were LE.
This could be me crossing my wires totally though.
Jake
I paid 225 with the discount code but if you go on lords website it states its limited edition from their top willow and states every bat is made by Alex and mine is clearly not so sent lords a email to see what they say
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GN have been doing so many different offers and bats over the ashes period. I had two good chats with Alex at Durham and Old Trafford.
I was sure the Lords bat were 5 star, this could be the bats made at the GN stall at the tests though, I was quite a few beers the wrong side of drunk!
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Also I think Alex is on paternity leave at the moment, which is why another bat maker will have stepped in.
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Surely on the lords website they should not state it's willow set aside for their profession players and states every bat is made by Alex surely they should off told their customers as chad is made by Alex and has no side stamps so not quite shaw what's going on as it was one off the reasons I bought the bat
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Players wood is very unlikely for £275 to be honest. Unless Lords have struck the deal if the century.
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Played against a chap who had one of these yesterday for Tunbridge Wells, I will be honest put number 11 GN 4 star looked better in terms of grains etc but the ashes bat did go well and sounded very nice.
If it plays well does it matter what it looks like? Can't believe I just said that :-[
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Just feel its a bit off miss selling as lords do state every bat was made by Alex so it not what they promised just not sure i use it now another to add to the collection
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Very pleased to say Steve said he will replace the bat as its not made by Alex as stated on lords website so can't wait to see what I get this time hope its something a little better than this ;)
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Very pleased to say Steve said he will replace the bat as its not made by Alex as stated on lords website so can't wait to see what I get this time hope its something a little better than this ;)
Good news Simon, never doubted Steve would swap it ..... just hoped you could speak to him in person. Top bloke and very very good cricketer!
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not a bad golfer either!!
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Very pleased to say Steve said he will replace the bat as its not made by Alex as stated on lords website so can't wait to see what I get this time hope its something a little better than this ;)
This is great news, when I put the original post up I thought the ksp (sorry!) was that Alex was going to be making the bat for some lucky person, in a design of their choosing. I can forgive the changing of the word "custom" to mean "custom choose from selected shapes" as in hindsight, it was wishful thinking but getting sent something made by someone else is just not on. Glad they are replacing it, good service from those guys. I hope you get a cracker.
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This is great news, when I put the original post up I thought the ksp (sorry!) was that Alex was going to be making the bat for some lucky person, in a design of their choosing. I can forgive the changing of the word "custom" to mean "custom choose from selected shapes" as in hindsight, it was wishful thinking but getting sent something made by someone else is just not on. Glad they are replacing it, good service from those guys. I hope you get a cracker.
I hope so as all I wanted was a bat made by Alex to my speck ok you got to go with certin shapes but it can be tweaked just was really not happy when I checked the shoulder stamps I even gave it half hour knocking in then something made me check and to my horror it was not one off Alex's so let hope I get something special as stated in the ad :-[
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Having just watched the "Ade in Britain tour the Gray-Nicolls Factory" video, John Gasson is actually their master batmaker having been there for almost 50 years! I think it would have been an honour to have had a bat made by John. May even be more of a collector's item with him due to retire shortly.
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Any update on the replacement bat Simon??
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Any update on the replacement bat Simon??
Yes they are making me a new one a cross between the e41 and the maverick with very little concaving we will wait and see but the reason I took the deal on is I wanted a bat made by Alex i have a few made by John Gasson already so no need for a new one ;)
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Sounds like another special bat for your collection, any idea when it will be done buddy?? (Looking forward to seeing pictures)
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Steve said this week I hope but this week has see me bye a lot off decent willow I bought a b3 then I liked it a lot so bought another one and a ss ton players edition and the Aldred off leachy so got a few bats around at the moment I find you can pick more bargains buying your gear now for next season as bats on eBay die off a bit
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What shape do you guys think it looks like the most from the side on it reminds me off the legend what do you guys think
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looks a lot like the legend ! smashing bat !
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looks a lot like the legend ! smashing bat !
I must Amit that was what I thought and after sending the first one back because I was not happy I got this and made by Alex I know he was on leave but not complaining it taps up very well
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Any one else's want to see what shape they think it is
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What a lovely looking bat!!
Will you bringing this down during our Friday nets?
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I will with my 20 others lol what shape do you think it looks like the most
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Beautiful, how much does it weigh? It looks like a Legend with slightly smaller edges and less concaving to me. :) Much prettier piece of willow than what I got, but I love how well mine picks up and responds! Alex certainly makes a top bat. How was the finish on yours out of interest? The finish wasn't amazing, but was the only thing I could complain about on mine, besides the fact that it was 2-2.5 ounces heavier than I asked for! Still more than manageable with the pick up though. :D
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I will with my 20 others lol what shape do you think it looks like the most
I don't have a clue! I am new to all this Cricket bat malarky. Still learning about it all.
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Beautiful, how much does it weigh? It looks like a Legend with slightly smaller edges and less concaving to me. :) Much prettier piece of willow than what I got, but I love how well mine picks up and responds! Alex certainly makes a top bat. How was the finish on yours out of interest? The finish wasn't amazing, but was the only thing I could complain about on mine, besides the fact that it was 2-2.5 ounces heavier than I asked for! Still more than manageable with the pick up though. :D
It picks up very well for2.10 finishing was very good but still bit confused how Alex made mine when he still away but it's got his stamp on it and it looks very much like the legend to me but its a nice bat bit confusion tho lol
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It picks up very well for2.10 finishing was very good but still bit confused how Alex made mine when he still away but it's got his stamp on it and it looks very much like the legend to me but its a nice bat bit confusion tho lol
Ah right, how do you know Alex is still away? ??? It is a nice profile, and looks relatively similar to my one, just a little smaller since it's quite a bit lighter! They still have these for sale in the Lords Shop, I'm really tempted to get another haha! :-[
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Alex has been back for at least a week i believe.
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Ah right, how do you know Alex is still away? ??? It is a nice profile, and looks relatively similar to my one, just a little smaller since it's quite a bit lighter! They still have these for sale in the Lords Shop, I'm really tempted to get another haha! :-[
Not decided if this will be used or not and could be up for sale Alex Twitter account has been canceled and gray nicks not saying a lot about it so really not sure I Steve from lords said he was doing part time but how knows as asked how he could do my bat why he was away and that the reply I got
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one thing i find strange that the ashes stickers have been put on top off the skuff sheet which makes me think it was a premade bat
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Alex has been back for at least a week i believe.
how would you rate the willow on this bat le five star
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looks ok to me, probably a £225 bat.
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looks ok to me, probably a £225 bat.
just mate the ashes sticker has been put over the skuff sheet makes me think even more and it looks very much a legend profile to me mate
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it looks like they have done something strange with the sticker
how much is a legend??
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Maybe they put the stickers on wrong. Things like this happen, ordered mime without a scuff sheet, so I can't really comment on it. I don't really like the Ashes sticker anyways, I think it would have looked better on the back somewhere! If it was a pre made, I don't think they would have given you a Legend! Who knows anyways, as long as the bat feels good in the hands and plays well!
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They are £450 ish !
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I am pleased after all the problems i had with the first one and to get one that is and made by Alex I had to wait to get it done but a bit off moaning and saying I was not happy was worth it I taps up very well much better than my first one in ways 2.10.3 so a tad over 2.10 feels very nice in the hand I always had Sorbo put under all my custom made gray nicks bats just feels nice the bat has got 9 nice grains and pings very well the bat picks up very nicely and very pleased with it so far so good
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On my last couple of refurbs from GN they have put the stickers over the top of the pro face, maybe it's their new way of doing it?
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On my last couple of refurbs from GN they have put the stickers over the top of the pro face, maybe it's their new way of doing it?
They do this to stop you having it refurbed somewhere else - you'll lose the stickers trying to the the facing off.
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Not shaw if I keep or sell yet its a very nice bat and I have had it next to a friends legend and the profile is almost the same the legend had a bit bigger edges but the face was no wear near as clean as the ashes bat and it seemed to tapped up better as well so happy days :)
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What happened to " I wanted a bat made by Alex, this isn't made by Alex wah wah wah, boo hoo hoo, cry cry cry, I think I'll moan and bitch and whine till I get a better bat made by Alex"
This really shits me sometimes
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What happened to " I wanted a bat made by Alex, this isn't made by Alex wah wah wah, boo hoo hoo, cry cry cry, I think I'll moan and bitch and whine till I get a better bat made by Alex"
This really shits me sometimes
It does really seem odd to me too that you want to sell it, especially after going through all the trouble just to get a bat made by Alex. It's just a waste of everyone's money, time and effort. If it's better than your mates Legend, I don't know why you would want to sell it. It's made by Alex, pressed beautifully (Assuming it's pressed similarly to mine), feels good in your hands, is pretty much what you asked for, which happens to be similar to a profile they would normally charge you over £400 for. Then again, I am guilty of shifting lots of gear too, but give the bat a shot - I'm sure you'll like it!
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It feels very good in the hand mate but I am very fussy and yes I did want try try a bat out made by Alex but when you have ten top bats and more on the way it bit like lavers people say I never get rid but they always around for sale I think if your bat was not made by Alex you would not be best pleased I sorry if people think I am a winger but if your paying the money you deserve to get what you ask for
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What happened to " I wanted a bat made by Alex, this isn't made by Alex wah wah wah, boo hoo hoo, cry cry cry, I think I'll moan and bitch and whine till I get a better bat made by Alex"
This really shits me sometimes
I think if you had spent the money out mate and you got a bat like I did first time round you would off been moaning end off it the advert said you would get a hand made bat by Alex and I did not get that so that's why I moaned but to say I did it to get a better bat is rubbish as I could off walked away with a plank so could off been a lot worse off
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It feels very good in the hand mate but I am very fussy and yes I did want try try a bat out made by Alex but when you have ten top bats and more on the way it bit like lavers people say I never get rid but they always around for sale I think if your bat was not made by Alex you would not be best pleased I sorry if people think I am a winger but if your paying the money you deserve to get what you ask for
I wasn't making a point about you whinging cause you didn't get what you thought you were getting... That's fair enough... But to whinge about it till you get it replaced only just to sell it anyway.. Why even bother... This whole thread was about you not getting the bat you wanted so you complained till GN replaced it and you got what you wanted. Now you talk of selling it.... Just doesn't add up to me... My opinion that's all and it's your prerogative to sell
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Blimey boys! Lets stop this grumpy attitude.
Surely people are used to people selling gear 10 minutes after they get it delivered by now!
But this bat isn't up for sale yet - it was only mentioned that it might be as it may not make it to top few bats!
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I wasn't making a point about you whinging cause you didn't get what you thought you were getting... That's fair enough... But to whinge about it till you get it replaced only just to sell it anyway.. Why even bother... This whole thread was about you not getting the bat you wanted so you complained till GN replaced it and you got what you wanted. Now you talk of selling it.... Just doesn't add up to me... My opinion that's all and it's your prerogative to sell
I never been any different with any off my bats all I said is I might sell it if it does not match my other bats if its not going to be in my top 4 bats then I would rather someone else get the pleasure off using it
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Blimey boys! Lets stop this grumpy attitude.
Surely people are used to people selling gear 10 minutes after they get it delivered by now!
But this bat isn't up for sale yet - it was only mentioned that it might be as it may not make it to top few bats!
Not really having a grumpy attitude, just hoping Simon doesn't let this work of art go to waste!
Simon, I rate my GN good enough to be in my top 3, and I have some special bats. ;)
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I will be testing it fully and I think it will get their just don't like nice bats not being used I got two b3s on the way one three stripe and the other a crown so just will take time I am meeting Pete next Sunday and I ask him is expert advise when the bats opens up I am sure it will be in my bag I got a powerbow le and that's a gun and I hope this will be to but just thought number 4 said I was crying and moaning but the fact is I could off come worse off and got a plank I will offer this bat for testing when the fourm do a bat test as sure it will play very well with a bit off time spent on it and I hope yours go really well for you has your bat got a flat or rounded face mate
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And from what you said about the pressing it is very well pressed and I sure Alex's bats will be in great demand as he one very talented bat maker and I sure in due course this will be very special I just gone back to the garage to get the bat and off the mallet is seems ok then I decided to get a brand new readers county crown ball out and the bats seems a completely different bat with the ball knocked up and down on it the bat response to a new ball is quality just shows how I missed judged the bat with just using the mallet lesson learnt
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@ simonmay5
do you still have the bat?